Counseling & Testing Center - Meet Our Staff
We are a staff of licensed psychologists with generalist mental health training and expertise in working with students. The Counseling & Testing Center is a full-service counseling center that provides culturally-responsive individual counseling, group counseling, psychological assessment, crisis intervention, outreach, and consultation services to the UA community.
The center is accredited by the International Association of Counseling Services and is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers, the Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies, the Association of University and College Counseling Center Directors and the Association of Coordinators of College Counseling Center Clinical Services. The Center's doctoral internship program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1990 and was re-accredited in 2017 with the next accreditation visit occurring in 2027.
Counseling and Testing Center Staff
Juanita Martin, Ph.D. (she/her)
Title: Executive Director, Counseling Center / Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: 330-972-7082
Email: juanita@uakron.edu
Matt Altiere, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Title: Senior Associate Director, Counseling & Testing Center
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: maltiere@uakron.edu
Sara Rieder Bennett, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Director, Testing
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: slr45@uakron.edu
Eric W. Hayden, Ph.D. (he/him/his)
Title: Assistant Director, Counseling Center Training
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: ehayden@uakron.edu
Premala Tara Jones, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: ptjones@uakron.edu
Natacha L. Keramidas, Ph.D (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychologist
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: nlk16@uakron.edu
Donna McDonald, Ph.D. (she/her/hers)
Title: Associate Director, Counseling Center Training
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: dm6@uakron.edu
Justyn Frost, M.S. (he/him/his)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: jfrost@uakron.edu
Cory Hersh, M.Ed. (he/him/his)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: chersh1@uakron.edu
Vanessa Hissam, M.A. (she/her/hers)
Title: Psychology Intern
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: vhissam@uakron.edu
Sianne Alexis, B.S. (she/her/hers)
Title: Practicum Counselor
Dept/Program: Counseling & Testing Center
Phone: (330) 972-7082
Email: saa208@uakron.edu
Counseling & Testing Center Administrative Staff
Coordinator of Counseling & Testing Center
Paulette Solomon (she/her/hers)
Testing Specialist
Meghan Redle, M.A.Ed. (she/her/hers)